I went to work today, intent on ruining things to show solidarity with my fellow feminists, and unfortunately found all I had to offer was value, meaningful labor, and a sense of purpose, given that I'm male. Alas.

Hunger They say you catch more
 flies with honey. Dead bodies also work. The question is why you want flies at all. Trust me. They will come soon enough . I’ve heard they visit the eyes first. Michael Bazzett Image courtesy @taraskurtu.bsky.social

Listen to the music and let it stretch you... What an astounding little poem, from an astounding debut.

quick work

There was a smattering of polite laughter.

I wrote a novel. Or rather, I imagined a novel. And then I imagined reading it.... ...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/

some mighty wonderful poetry; tolu is an amazing writer, yall...

Glad to be back in APR: this time with an essay about Robert Hayden's ekphrastic poems.

Here's an invitation to take a trip through the new Nov/Dec edition of On The Seawall ... beginning with our feature on poems from STUDY OF SORROWS: TRANSLATIONS by Shangyang Fang @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social / ronslate.com

I wrote a novel. Or rather, I imagined a novel. And then I imagined reading it.... ...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/

Krispy Kreme trucks have several signs on them that say "No cash on board, just fresh donuts," which does not make it any less likely that I will try to rob the truck and may, in fact, increase the likelihood

Very excited to have a new poem in "Image"... ...big thanks to the editors!

..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul... ...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️

Our November/December issue is out now! Check out fresh new work from Devon Walker-Figueroa, Sharon Olds, Derrick Austin, Traci Brimhall, and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version via 🔗 in bio. And be sure to pre-order Devon's excellent new book Lazarus Species from @milkweed_books

Happy launch day to @antoshwojcik.bsky.social Here’s one of my favourite poems from his new collection ‘Suburban Locust’

I am *over the moon* to have six new poems (from the forthcoming CLOUDWATCHER) in the stellar new issue of @ampoetryreview.bsky.social, including this one, should you clickety-click below... 💜 lmk what you think 🙃 "Every Onion a Perfect Minaret"

..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul... ...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️

Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."

..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul... ...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️

..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul... ...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️

How could I not love a poem about the dead by Michael Bazzett? tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/t...

These videos of shocked and shattered people contenting with what their healthcare costs would be without the subsidy are moving and enraging www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMHHSVFb/

Two more sonnets of my drought crown have appeared! This time in 32 Poems, a very favorite. The whole issue hits, as usual, and you should absolutely subscribe if you don't already, but they've got a couple picks of the latest issue online too, plz go read ❤️

Ryan Vine's new book, "The Cave," is marvelous... ...including this little gem that parses the line between solitude & merely being alone ❤️ @ryanvine.bsky.social

Cecilia Vicuña tr. Daniel Borzutzky

Ryan Vine's new book, "The Cave," is marvelous... ...including this little gem that parses the line between solitude & merely being alone ❤️ @ryanvine.bsky.social

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

new poem of mine, inspired by the news cycle

Why poetry is inefficient: I wanted to capture (in a poem) the feeling of reading a novel & kind of dissolving into it & its world, while also tracking what else the mind is noticing and the body is doing in this world. So I imagined an entire novel into existence, for verisimilitude.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second. We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

Wow. Readings from two of the best books in recent memory, back-to-back tomorrow night... Lucky Houston!

Can't wait to read tomorrow (Thursday) with @emilybloodwolf.bsky.social at Basket Books in Houston! We start at 7:30. Come say hi!

Need help understanding—or explaining—how Trump is destroying the US soybean market through tariffs and they using tariff funds to helping to bailout the MAGAlike Argentine president who's selling to China instead of US? Here you go: youtube.com/shorts/8Gm60...

Trump would not be treating half the country (well, more than half, but half of all voters) this way were it not for the Electoral College. It's an artifact of slavery and it has got to go.

This poem is stunning. If you haven't read Dressing The Bear, it's a must-read. Clean ~ Susan L. Leary -I often worried when I got the call, I'd be unprepared. But the morning my brother dies ——💙

This by @katmabu.bsky.social is the best speech I've heard yet by any politician about what ICE/Trump/Noem is doing and it's not close.

Bravo to Michael! Bazzett for winning the Stern Prize! aprweb.org/news/2025/03...

The Cave launches in two weeks! It would be lovely to see you. "what miracle is possible with finite time"—Mahogany Browne "beautiful writing"—Ilya Kaminski "crafty and beautifully crafted"—Mike Bazzett "compact, driven, urgent"—Bart Sutter www.facebook.com/events/14069...

"Howl", Humberto Ak'abal Translated from Spanish by Michael Bazzett Wearingeul - Dracula Leuchtturm a5 standard @just-turnings.bsky.social <EF elastic> red w/ blue abalone #poetry #humbertoakabal #kichemaya #guatemalanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia #30inks30days

Humberto Ak’abal (tr. @mikhailbazharov.bsky.social) // Emily Dickinson

I love that scene in the movie where Emily Dickinson comes waltzing into the saloon, slaps some money on the bar, takes a long pull of rye then turns to the card table and shrieks, Tell it Slant –– Motherfuckers, then cackles like a hyena and waltzes back out...

Edward P. Jones is the new guest editor for the O. Henry Prize this year and his salty introduction does not disappoint.

yeah

love caring about commas in the, uh, current landscape

"He who shits on the road meets flies on his way back." – West African proverb

Oh wow, a powerful man being held to account for breaking the law. Wild concept. Imagine we adopted that here in this country.

My old alien body is a foreigner struggling to get into another country. The loon call makes me shiver. Back at the cabin I see a book and am not quite sure what that is. Jim Harrison

There is no reason to post or RT the video of Charlie Kirk being shot. None.